i like shinchon/hongdae/ehwa.. but it was because i was living/teaching there.. but now i'm in a new area (secret).. its not as good.. but i really don't mind being here at all either.. funny how everything has its things.. i like the different perspective on Seoul actually.. and being where i am means i'm about equal distance from kangnam, itaewon, jongno, shinchon.. which means i seem to get to know alot more places.. and i'm even getting to know everything around me as well.. kind of interesting.. and not too bad either.. i loved shinchon/ehwa/hongdae.. but when i lived there i almost never ever ever went anywhere else.. now i go everywhere.. (still having said that, i definetely wouldn't recommend where i live now (secret) as being the best place in seoul.. but its alright though..

I live in Sadang-dong and can't really recommend it above or below others. Most places really seem about the same.

If I had my choice of spots (outside of the big business foreigner communities), I'd get a small and funky joint up in Samcheon-dong, just past Kyungbuk Palace and the Book Cafe. Seems like a cool relaxing place.

I live in Jamsil, and I dig it...pretty far from Hongdae/Shinchon though, so I don't get there very often, I'm sure I'd really like it there if I went more often. Close enough to everywhere else to go decently often, though I stay around here most of the time.